The Discord Store global beta launches today

The Steam-like Discord Store launches its global beta today, so everyone can try it out.

Discord’s store cupboards are nowhere near as full as Steam’s – there are only around 20 games to straight-out buy – but there are some nifty initiatives which make Discord stand out. These are First on Discord, Discord Nitro and Universal Library features.

Discord Nitro, meanwhile, is like Netflix, or the Xbox Game Pass: a subscription service which gives you access to a catalogue of games for a monthly fee. Discord recently announced it was bumping the price of Nitro from $5 to $10 a month, to reflect the growing number of games available with it. There are only 50 games there but some good ones nonetheless.